Seal for bottles.



No.'815,344. a I A 'P ATENTE-D MAR.20,1906. I v GLH. GILLETTE. I I vSEAL FOR BOTTLES,

APPLICATION FILED APR, 25, 1905.

JGE'OR GEH G/LLETTE.

GEORGE H GILIQEITE, 0F YORK, NL -YQ, ssIGNOR-To THE CROWN ,coRK' &- SEALCOMPANY, 0 v BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A- conrona;

Y T I N MA YLAND 'fs AtFQR sort-Lesa tain new and useful Improvements inSeals v for Bottles, of which the followingisa speci fication:

The invention relates to bdtthtahd,

and articular'l to the form of closureknown "as t e crown andto-thesealing medium used withthis form'of closure 1 The object is to rovide asealingimedium i tion of t e crown to lie within and; e' carried-by twhich will prevent the escape of the liquid or v V gases, said sealbeing of such character and arrangement'asto avoid impairing the taste.

of the li uid'and' also preventing deteriorae packing material of whichthe sealing medium is'composed." 1 I v, a The invention consists in thefeatures and combination andarrangement of arts hereinafter described,andparticulary' pointed I: out inthe claims".

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is I a vertical section of abottle With-a crownyclosure thereon and 'thef improved sealing medium inplace. Flg. 2 1s a sectional'view' of the sealing medium orwasher, andFig. 3

isa plan view of the said sealing medium or -,a e Y '1 As shown in Fig.1, the crown 1s placed over the bottle-mouth with itsflange dependingalong the bottle-head, in which .position it is held by the lower edge,of the flange being located beneath thejexterior shoulder on thebottle. With this crciwn thesealing medium or washer is arranged,consisting of'a-ring of suitable packing material 2, adapted to restonthe lip of the bottle and becompressed by the pressure exertedin applyinthe crown, the inner edge ofthe said. 1 ring being clamped to acarrying-ring of metal 3, which metal ring or lining is U shape incrossesectionythus providing a peripheral groove in which the ed e ofthe packing lies and is clamped by the i anges 4 and 5.: This Imetalring or lining is formed of npn-corrosive material, such asaluminium, and

'when the parts are in lace and pressure has" been aplphed the meta licring Wlll sefat itself 7 upon -t e i mouth and prevent contact betweenthe llqbottle around the edge of the "Speciflcation of Letters Patent.19mm fil a rn 25,1905, serial No. 257,848.

not be ing-ring, and, ont e other hand, the packingg will not beattacked by the acids in the u idcontents of 'the bottle and the ackingsring, and in this way the liquid wiil 55 l afiected intaste b thecharacter-of the packincontactwit the metal 0 the crown, a 001- ilet 6isprovided formed of parafiined paper a let lying against 3 .the innerside of the top 'of the crown and ex. I tending over the ort-ion of-thecrown which wmild otherwise e exposed within. the cir-' 'cu'it ofthe;metal ring or lining or like substance, the said co The metallic' ringor lining and-the surface of the collet are in firm contact. throughoutthe cir- 'cuit of the lining when the arts are in proper osition, sothat the liqui will be revente'd.

on; passing above the metallic ming and thus reaching the packingmaterial. p

The invention is notlimited-to any par-f ticular'kind of packingmaterial, as a textile fabric may be employed saturated with rub,-

ber or any other solution or cork or:a composltion material maybeemployed such as will enable the washers or sealing mediums to befurnished at a small cost. mIclaim-' I '1.- Asealing medium forbottle-caps and a the like, consistingiofa' packing material in v ringform and a ring of non-corrosive mate-.

'rialattached to the inner edge of the packing,

said packingmaterialprojecting. from the .ring to bearonthe bottle-lip,substantially as:

described; 1 q 1 v "2. A sealing medlum for bottle-caps, con sisting ofa packing ring and a carrymg-rin within the packing ring, having upperan lowerfian es. clamping the said packlng-ring between t em", sa1dpacking material pro- Y ottle-lip, substantially as described.

3. In combination with a bottle and a bottle-cap, a sealing mediumconsisting vof a said carrying-ringresting on the bottle and ectingbetweenthe flanges to bear on the packing-ring and, acarrying-ringentending aroundthe inner edge'of the packing-ring, -1

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bottle-cap extending over the sealing eiitending around the inner edgeof the pack ng-ring and having up er lower flanges clamping the packingetween them and a medium and locked to the exterior of the bottle, thesaid packing-extendin from between the flanges and bearing on t ebottle-lip, substantially as described.

5. .In combinationthe bottle, a bottle-cap locked to the exteriorthereof, a sealing medium consisting of a packing ring to rest on thelip of the bottle, a carrying-ring extend- I ing around the inner edgeof the packingring and resting on the bottle and a eolle't on the innerside of the cap against which the carrying-ring presses, substantiallyas described. 6. A sea-ling medium for bottle-caps and 1 the like,consisting of a packing material in ring form and a carryingrringattached to the inner edge of the packing material, leaving the packingmaterial exposed to bear on 7. A closure for bottles comprising an outermember to be locked to the bottle, a second member in the form of a ringand a rermanently-attached gasket projecting om said ring to bear on thebottle-lip, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE H. GILLETTE.

Witnesses:

HERBERT A. BANNING, HAROLD LETH.

